canal in N Scotland, extending northeastward from the Atlantic to Moray Firth: c. 60 mi (97 km)
See Caledonian Canal in American Heritage Dictionary 4
A waterway, about 97 km (60 mi) long, cutting diagonally across northern Scotland from Loch Linnhe on the southwest to Moray Firth on the northeast. Opened in 1822, it is used today mainly by pleasure craft.